I have to say it. Spring IS my favorite season. Maybe when I was young it was because my birthday is in the Spring, but now, it...

Now that February is in full swing and my seed orders have been placed (and most received), I will spend the next few weeks getting ready...

The new year is finally here and we are fully into winter's slumber in the garden. My garden typically starts to come to life in early to...

We're settling in now to the stretch of brown and grey that are the cold winter season here in the Midwest. It's at this time of year...

Usually when I'm traveling, I am inspired by the gardens and cityscapes I see and want to try to recreate a little piece of that once

While still enjoying the cool fall days and beautiful colors, I'm settling in into winter planning mode. During the winter months, I'll...

These are likely the final few weeks of temperate conditions for outdoor garden work and I want to make the most of it.

When we moved into our new house last year, there was a great big Locust tree in our side yard. I love Locusts for their soft fluttery

Whether or not to leave leaves in your garden is a topic that's gotten a lot of buzz in the last year or so. It's said to be good for...

It's time. That's right. You may not FEEL like doing it... but trust me... you'll be happy you did in March and April. It's time to put in s

I wrote recently about my many, many pots and containers, and this is the time where I begin to sort out what to do with them before the col

One of the things people often talk to me about is confusion and uncertainty about which plants will work or not work in their gardens.

When we moved last summer from our home of 15 years, one of the many, many tasks to tackle was moving my "mobile" garden. Now we know...

At this point in the season, I have to admit much of my garden, especially the flower beds, have gotten kind of leggy and out of control. As

This year, since I'm in a new garden, I've been hard at work building up the foundations of what I want the garden to become. For me, that m

I've never been a huge fan of mulch. So much money, so much hard work... AND, you have to do it every year! I usually go for ground cover.

This year, one of the things I've been trying to do during quarantine is share my garden and what it has to offer. I have always tried to f

Here are some jobs for this week in the garden: Begin to cut back Black Eyed Susan flowers that are done blooming before they drop their see

We've arrived at that point of mid-western summer where the planting has pretty much stopped and we're definitely seeing the bounty of all

July has just turned to August and the garden is a riot of color. Even as we enjoy the bounty of our planting this spring, my mind turns to